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Hot Hits
Judy Garland: A Star is Born
Signature TheatreJan. 17 – 26 A cast of Signature favorites sings some of her most famous songs including “Over the Rainbow,” “Get Happy” and “The Man That Got Away” along with lesser known gems in a tribute to one of Hollywood’s brightest stars.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures: Cinderella
The Kennedy CenterJan. 17 – 20 Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures return with one of its most popular and beloved productions, Cinderella—a thrilling twist on the classic fairy tale.
Secrets & Illusions - Master Illusionist Ivan Amodei
GW Lisner AuditoriumThu. Feb 14 Join master illusionist Ivan Amodei on an epic journey to discover the secrets of life in his brand new stage show Secrets & Illusions.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
StrathmoreFri. Feb 8 With an infectious sense of joy, Ladysmith Black Mambazo spreads a message of peace, hope, and love at every concert through melody and dance.
Little Red and the Renegades – First Fridays: Groovin’ On the Pike
Columbia Pike Branch LibraryFri. Feb 1 This is party music, best served with good friends, food and drink, and lots of dancing.
Confection
Folger Shakespeare LibraryMar. 4 – 24 Third Rail Projects’ newest immersive experience, Confection, is a rollicking rumination on opulence, inequity, and teeny-tiny desserts. In this 45-minute experience.
Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Tribute & Celebration
StrathmoreMon. Jan 21 Montgomery County celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King’s life through dialogue, presentations, music, and theatrical performances.
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Christian Sands
StrathmoreThu. Mar 21 Cécile McLorin Salvant makes her triumphant return under the banner of the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival.
Rosanne Cash & Band
StrathmoreFri. Mar 1 Cash’s upcoming release, She Remembers Everything, is highly anticipated follow-up to her triple Grammy winning masterpiece The River and the Thread.
Alan Cumming: Legal Immigrant
StrathmoreWed. Apr 24 The set list for Alan Cumming’s provocative new concert show is as eclectic and idiosyncratic as Cumming himself.
Rain: A Tribute To The Beatles
StrathmoreSat. Mar 2 In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of Abbey Road, RAIN will bring the greatest hits to life in addition to all your early favorites.
Farruquito
StrathmoreThu. Feb 21 Hailed as the greatest flamenco dancer of the century by The New York Times, this powerhouse performer is heir to the most renowned Gypsy flamenco dynasty.
Spotlights
Living the Dream, Singing the Dream
The Kennedy CenterSun. Feb 17
Nell Gwynn
Folger TheatreJan. 29 – Mar. 10
Kronos Quartet
Sixth & ISat. Mar 2
Sir András Schiff, piano
StrathmoreTue. Mar 5
Leon Fleisher & Friends
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 9
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Kennedy CenterWed. Feb 13
First Chefs: Fame and Foodways from Britain to the Americas
Folger Shakespeare LibraryJan. 19 – Mar. 31
Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour: featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant & Christian Sands
StrathmoreThu. Mar 21
Anoushka Shankar
Sixth & ISat. Mar 23
Marcus Johnson
AMP by StrathmoreSat. Feb 2
